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  • James Wilson avatar

    Do You Wish To Be Well?

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 22, 2000
    based on 79 ratings
     | 8,261 views

    Jesus expects us to exercize our faith.

    Do You Wish to be Well? John 5:1-10 After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. [2] Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porticoes. [3] In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Do I Give?

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 22, 2000
    based on 94 ratings
     | 5,344 views

    Why should people give to the church when their money is tight?

    Why Do I Give? Malachi 3:10 "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it." ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bradley White-Findeisen avatar

    Doing God's Work For Him

    Contributed by Bradley White-Findeisen on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,145 views

    When I was 11 years old, my younger brother was killed in an accident.

    When I was 11 years old, my younger brother was killed in an accident. In the ensuing days people tried to comfort our family in the best way they knew how. You know how it is. You feel the need to comfort a grieving person so you say something like, "He’s in a better place," or "God needed him in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Devil Made Me Do It

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,944 views

    Introductory Comments 1.

    Introductory Comments 1."The devil made me do it." Many of us are familiar with these words. They were made famous by comedian Flip Wilson who recently passed away. Whenever Flip got caught doing something wrong, he would flippantly say "the devil made me do it." 2. But with all respect to Flip, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • John Kapteyn avatar

    To Whom Do I Belong?

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 54 ratings
     | 17,192 views

    1. As a child and a teenager, I wanted to be accepted.

    1. As a child and a teenager, I wanted to be accepted. To belong to the circle of friends that lived on my street. I wanted them to like me and to let me be part of the things they did. To be asked to play with them. To be part of the baseball games. To be invited to the birthday parties. To be ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Solamente Hay Dos Caminos...

    Contributed by Andrew Schroer on Sep 9, 2001
    based on 58 ratings
     | 15,474 views

    En la jornada del hombre hacia la eternidad, hay sólo dos caminos: el que lleva a la destrucción eterna en el infierno y el que lleva a la vida eterna en el cielo.

    ¿Han escuchado ustedes de un artista llamado Diego Rivera? Es un pintor mexicano quien es famoso por los gran murales que pintó en la primera parte del siglo pasado. Especialmente se conoce por unos murales que trataban de la historia mexicana. Y en esos murales, Rivera pintó a diferentes figuras ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What Are You Going To Do?

    Contributed by Joe Harding on Aug 22, 2001
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,051 views

    Scripture clearly teaches that we must be saved to experience eternal life with God in heaven.

    WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? ACTS 16: 16-40 AUGUST 19, 2001 INTRODUCTION: WHEN FORREST GUMP MADE IT TO HEAVEN J.VERNON. McGee estimates that 75% of the members of the average church might not be genuinely saved. (Religious club) Billy Graham states that 80% of those who make salvation decision in his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Do You Want To? Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Feb 16, 2003
    based on 396 ratings
     | 37,622 views

    5th in the series "Conversations with Jesus." Jesus asks us today just as he did the man at the pool, "Do you want to get well?"

    When I was a chaplain for soldiers in Basic Training, I learned to use a counseling technique called "Soloution Focused Therapy. One of the main questions that the counselor asks with this technique is, "What are you going to do?" Almost always the first reply would be be "I need someone else ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    Do Not Enter: Resisting Temptation Series

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 10, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 6,548 views

    Jesus shows us ways we can be successful in resisting temptation.

    Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches First Sunday of Lent March 9, 2003 “Do Not Enter: Resisting Temptation” Matthew 26:36-46 INTRODUCTION: How many have seen a “Do Not Enter” sign on the highway or somewhere in town? How many of you have deliberately driven into such an area anyway? How many ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Do You Love Me?

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Mar 18, 2003
    based on 56 ratings
     | 24,466 views

    Do you love Jesus, or do you just want to be His buddy?

    Do you love me? For most of us saying we love Jesus is easy, but do you really "love" Him? John 21:15-17 (NCV) When they finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John do you love me more than these?” He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How Am I Doing?

    Contributed by Jim Twamley on Mar 25, 2003
    based on 148 ratings
     | 8,834 views

    Looks at 6 specific things that Paul prays and examines them one at a time. Now as we look at each one of these, I want you to be thinking, “How am I personally doing in each of these areas?”

    One of the main jobs of a pastor is to pray for his congregation. Acts 6:1-4 6:1 In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. 2 So the Twelve ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "Ye Can Do Nothing"

    Contributed by Gino Cascieri on Apr 4, 2003
    based on 48 ratings
     | 4,495 views

    This sermon talks the Christian and fruit bearing.

    Text: John 15:1-5 -Key verse 5, Jesus says, "for without me ye can do nothing" -Prerequisites for bearing real fruit. 1) Must be saved, born again, must be one of the branches attached to the vine, the Lord Jesus Christ. -You must abide or dwell in Christ and He must abide or dwell in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Shawn Drake avatar

    Growing Up Is Hard To Do Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jan 2, 2003
    based on 134 ratings
     | 13,233 views

    This is the 7th sermon in the series "Church On The Rocks". This sermon looks at 4 things you must do in order to grow up as a Christian.

    Sunday Morning January 5, 2003 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: Church On The Rocks [#7] GROWING UP IS HARD TO DO 1 Corinthians 3:1-17 Introduction: 1. Remember how it felt to be young? I still am so I don’t have to remember anything. I can remember as a child how bad I wanted to be grown up. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ronald Crandall avatar

    Do We Have A Vision?

    Contributed by Ronald Crandall on Jan 7, 2003
    based on 68 ratings
     | 15,858 views

    Often times challenging people to have a vision is the challenge. Causing them to see what and where God wants to take them is sometimes hard. When you are preaching about vision and people look at you like you are out there... Ya mean you want me to have

    Do we have a vision? My life is but a weaving Between my Lord and me I cannot choose the colors He worketh steadily Off times He weaveth sorrow And I in foolish pride Forget He sees the upper And I the underside Not till the loom is silent And the shuttles cease to fly Shall God unroll the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Mitch Chapman avatar

    Where Do You Stand?

    Contributed by Mitch Chapman on Jan 11, 2003
    based on 51 ratings
     | 10,997 views

    A sermon looking at our place with God. Are we for him or against him? If we are tempted, does that mean we are against God?

    Where do we stand? Where we stand becomes important. I was standing outside fishing, Having a lot of fun and catching a lot of fish. So I hadn’t even noticed the ants. Then it was to late I felt the first one bite me about my belly then they all started to bite me at once. It was like they all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist